A new five year plan for the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site has been launched today (Thursday, 5th December 2013), providing a framework for the management, conservation, promotion and interpretation of the Wall from 2014-19.

The designation of seven Historic Marine Protected Areas (Historic MPAs) came into force on 1 November 2013 to protect historic wreck sites of national importance around Scotland’s coasts and seas. This was done following a period of consultation earlier in 2013